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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

A fracas on U-V-a grounds lands three U-V-a football players in jail.
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[ENG#=1]
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
And we'll see what local the Revenue Commissioner can tells us about what it means to put a freeze on the car-tax phase out.
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[Sports-Head]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
[ENG#=2]
Tonight in sports - coaching and recruiting moves on the Friday Football extra front.
The Cosmopolitan Club gives out to big scholarships.
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[VO-NAT]
and quarterback Marques Hagans is one of the three UVa players arrested and jailed earlier this morning.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]

Our one day cold snap is history. Warmer and more unsettled as we head into the weekend.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 4-Shot]

[ENG#=3]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
A party at U-V-A gets out of control.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
One student is shot... three football players are jailed.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And I'm Shannon Young.
[Football-Disturbance]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=04-14 TC32:46]
[GRAPHIC=UVA]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2 Shot]
[ENG#=]
Around midnight, police responded to a call of shots fired near Faulkner Residence Hall.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Officials say a student was shot in the leg.
[ANCHOR=Keith ]
[SS=Shooting]
The victim was taken to U-V-a hospital, where he is listed in serious, but stable condition.
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[VO-NAT]
Police are still looking for the suspect, 23-year-old Aaron Joshua Robinson, also a student.
Though University and hospital officials are NOT releasing the victim's name, it is believed the individual is also a member of the U-V-a football family.
As University police set about investigating the shooting about an hour later, Quarterback Marques Hagans was arrested near the dorm for disorderly conduct.
Defensive back Brandon Lee faces the same charge.
Safety Kenneth Tynes, Junior, was charged with vandalism, after he allegedly threw a chair through one of the dorm's windows.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[GRAPHIC=UVA]
All three have been released from the Charlottsville-Albemarle Regional Jail on bond.

[Pitts-Body]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-06 TC1:39:04]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
Human remains found in Pittsylvania County last week belong to a murder victim.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
The bones were found last Thursday in a wooded patch next to a cattle field, a few hundred yards from Inman Road.
The medical examiner confirmed the remains were of a mid-aged white woman, and that she was murdered.
But investigators aren't revealing how she died.
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[SOT - 12:17:12]
[IN Q=]
((MAJ. GARY GOODSON/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.; RIGHT NOW THERE'S SOME EVIDENCE WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THINGS AROUND THE CRIME SCENE, AND UNTIL WE CAN DEVELOP A SUSPECT OR SOME MORE INFORMATION WE'RE GOING TO WITHHOLD ANY CAUSE OF DEATH AT THIS TIME.))
[SUPER=01-Maj. Gary Goodson/Pittsylvania Co. Sheriff's Office.;]
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[OUT Q=DEATH AT THIS TIME]
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[VO-NAT]
Investigators are also awaiting test results that should give them a better idea of WHEN she died.
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[SOT - 12:17:36]
[IN Q=The Medical Examiner's office]
((THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE IS DOING SOME ADDITIONAL TESTING TO TRY TO NARROW DOWN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE REMAINS HAVE BEEN THERE, WE KNOW IT HAD BEEN THERE A COUPLE OF SEASONS, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW LONG THAT IS. THE BONES WERE EXTREMELY WEATHERED.))
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=bones were extremely weathered.]
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[VO-NAT]
Authorities ask anyone with information of the crime, or the woman's identity to call the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
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[Car-Tax]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=04-03 TC1:18:24]
[GRAPHIC=Car Tax]
The state may be nearing an end to its budget stalemate, but at what cost to Virginians?
The Senate and House have agreed to a plan that raises taxes and freezes the phase out of the car tax.
[***NEWS 7 @ 6 IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Susan /BAM;]
Susan Bahorich has been looking into how the decision will affect car owners.
Susan, will they have to pay more?
Shannon-
At this point, no one really knows...
[LIVE= Susan /FULL BAM]
[SUPER=@SUSAN1;]
I spoke with Commissioners of Revenue from both Botetourt and Roanoke Counties- and they're waiting just like everyone else to hear what will happen next.
[ENG#=2]
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[SOT]
[IN Q= (nats) While the...]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Nancy Horn/Roanoke Co. Comm. of the Revenue; :14]
[SUPER=@SUSAN1; :41]
[SUPER=01-Robert Harper/GM Bergland Auto World; :58]
[RUNS=1:12]
[OUT Q=... point and time.]
(([NATS@13:00:00ish]
[RUNS:03]
((NATS: CARS DRIVING))
While the General Assembly budget session may be "speeding" to a close- it could be just the beginning of higher taxes and fees for Virginians, especially when it comes to their vehicles.
[SOT@19:32.00]
[INQ=Invariably that's the way...]
((NANCY HORN, ROANOKE CO. COMMISSION OF THE REVENUE: INVARIABLY THAT'S THE WAY TAXES WORK, IF WE DON'T GET THE FULL 70-PERCENT, IF THE CAP CHANGES THAT FORMULA WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BUDGET.))
[RUNS:12]
[OUTQ=... OUR BUDGET.]

Nancy Horn is the Commissioner of the Revenue for Roanoke County. While the waiting may be over for a state budget, the fallout is just beginning for the localities.
[SOT@18:08.00]
[INQ=No way to tell..]
((NANCY HORN, ROANOKE CO. COMMISSION OF THE REVENUE: NO WAY TO TELL WITHOUT CRYSTAL BALLS. A LOT OF FACTORS TO FACTOR IN HOW THE STATE WOULD DISBURSE THAT.))
[RUNS:10]
[OUTQ=....DISPURSE THAT.]

[SOT@11:10.00]
[INQ=The General Assembly...]
((SUSAN BAHORICH, REPORTING: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTED THE CAR TAX PHASE OUT IN 1998. THE BILL EFFECTIVELY FREEZES THAT, BY CAPPING PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AT 950-MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR.))
[RUNS:10]
[OUTQ=... DOLLARS EACH YEAR.]

And while, car fees could eventually go up- the possibility isn't keeping customers from heading to the car lot to make a deal.
[SOT@1:45.00ish]
[INQ=You're going to pay...]
((ROBERT HARPER, GM BERGLAND AUTO WORLD: YOU'RE GOING TO PAY PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ON A VEHICLE YOU OWN OR A NEW VEHICLE. AGAIN, I THINK IT'S REDUCED TO SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO WHAT IT USED TO BE- IT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AT THIS POINT AND TIME...))
[RUNS:10]
[OUTQ=.. POINT AND TIME.]))
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[LIVE= Susan /FULL BAM]
The commissioners are careful to point out, things with the phase-out freeze *could* change.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Susan /BAM;]
So, Shannon, like Virginians have been doing for months- the localities will have to wait and see.

[Webb-Layoffs]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=504-02 TC30:55]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]
A Galax furniture company is announcing plans to lay off nearly a quarter of its workforce.
Webb Furniture Enterprises says it will eliminate 151-workers at two of its manufacturing plants in late June.
Officials blame the layoffs on competition from cheap Chinese imports.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Galax/July 29;]
Webb Furniture was one of three Galax companies that signed a national anti-dumping petition against China last year.

The Department of Commerce is expected to rule on the petition June 17th.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=None]
Webb Furniture employs about 700-people at its four plants.

[Blacksburg-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-13 TC29:03]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
[ENG#=4]
A house caught fire in Blacksburg this afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
It happened around 2:30 at a home on Ellet Road.
When firefighers arrived they found the back of the home engulfed in flames.
They had to battle through the front door to get the fire under control.
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[SOT:19:50:00 ]
[IN Q=It took]
((BOBBY CARNER: IT TOOK JUST A FEW MINUTES TO GET THE FIRE KNOCKED DOWN. RIGHT NOW WE ON OVERHAUL, SALVAGE AND TRYING TO KNOCK THE HOT SPOTS DOWN.))
[SUPER=01-Bobby Carner/Asst. Blackburg Fire Chief;]
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[OUT Q=the hot spots down. ]
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[VO-NAT]
Investigators believe the fire may have started in the kitchen.
No one was home at the time.
The house is a total loss.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]
[ENG#=V10]

Still ahead on News 7, we'll continue our look at the candidates for mayor in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

A local fire chief is running for office too, but you won't see his name on the ballot around here.
We'll tell you why.
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[1st-Wx]
[Roanoke-Mayor]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=04-04 TC1:39:00]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Two hundred votes were the difference in February when Nelson Harris won the Democratic nomination for Roanoke Mayor.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

On Tuesday, he hopes his experience will set him apart from the three other contenders who hope to succeed Ralph Smith.
[ANCHOR=Shannon ]
[SS=Campaign 2004]

((Nelson Harris may be making his first bid for the mayor's office, but he isn't making a first impression on voters.
[NAT SOUND OF HARRIS]
The pastor of Virginia Heights Baptist Church, Harris has served on city council for eight years, and as a member of the city school board for four years before that.
Though recent controversies involving city schools and victory stadium may be a factor in the May fourth election, Harris says his experience sets him apart from the competition.
[SOT]
[IN Q=The same issues continue to surface]
((REV. NELSON HARRIS/(D) CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR: THE SAME ISSUES CONTINUE TO SURFACE AROUND SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES, AND CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPENDING AND THAT KIND OF THING, BUT I THINK RELATIVE TO MY CAMPAIGN, I'M REALLY TRYING TO STRESS MY RECORD OF SERVICE.))
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[OUT Q=my record of service.]

During a recent forum, Harris said the Grandin Theater, the Winston Link Museum, and the Higher Ed Center are examples of successful projects that have moved the city forward. The Riverside Centre and high school construction are pending plans that give him optimism for the future.
[SOT]
[IN Q=I think it's important]
((REV. NELSON HARRIS: I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. IN FACT I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE MAYOR HAVE AS THE FIRST STRATEGY A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION, WORKING WITH OUR CITIZENS WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD, WITH OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AS A WAY TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES WE ARE CONFRONTED WITH. ))
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[OUT Q=deal with the challenges we are confronted with.]

And Harris hopes the voters will agree he's the candidate most qualified to make that happen.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=HOLD]

[Burch]

Roanoke County's Fire Chief is running for international office.
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[VO-NAT :16]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Chief Rick Burch today showed off pins and pamphlets announcing his candidacy for the International Fire Chiefs Association.
Burch is running for 2nd Vice President, a four year term that would allow him to serve one year as the organization's president.
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[SOT 11:55 - 12:12]
[IN Q=Everyone works very hard for fire fighter safety...]
((RICK BURCH/ROANOKE CO. FIRE CHIEF: EVERYONE WORKS VERY HARD FOR FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY... TO ME, IT'S JUST A NATURAL TO WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Rick Burch/Roanoke Co. Fire Chief;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=to want to be part of that.]
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[VO-NAT :10]
Burch has given 35-years to fire service.
He's been campaigning for the May 14th mail-in election since last June.
He says it will be July before the results are announced.
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[Monty-Jail]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-12 TC41:43]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]
Montgomery County is officially joining the fight for a new regional jail.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
The decision was sparked by worries about overcrowding at the county's current jail in Christiansburg.
County leaders want to avoid having to expand the downtown facility.
This week the Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to give County Administrator Clay Goodman permission to discuss the need for a second regional jail with other counties.
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[Missing-Man]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-10 TC49:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=4]
A missing Montgomery County man has been found safe.
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[VO-NAT]
Authorities had said 83-year old Ralph Price was last seen at the Cracker Barrel in Christiansburg last night.
He'd wandered away from the Wheatland Retirement Community yesterday evening.
Late this morning the Montgomery County Sheriff's office reported Price had been found and is okay.
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[Smart-Road]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-09 TC1:00:04]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
V-DOT is calling Virginia Tech's Smart Road a "smart" investment.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
The two mile road was built four years ago to test highway and vehicle research projects.
Since then scientists have conducted more than 7-thousand hours of research on the road.
Currently there are more than 30 experiments underway, ranging from driving in rain, sleet and snow to creating better pavement markings for drivers.
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[SOT;1:25:51:00 ]
[IN Q=Virginia Tech.]
((DAVE CLARK: VIRGINIA TECH AND V-DOT ARE USING THIS EVERYDAY AND A LOT OF NIGHTS. IT'S GETTING AN AWFUL LOT OF USE. THERE'S RESEARCH GOING ON CONSTANTLY. ))
[SUPER=01-Dave Clark/VDOT Resident Engineer;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=going on constantly.]
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[VO-NAT]
Officials say a lot of the research will eventually be used along major highways.
They say some of the technology is only three years away.
Most of the projects focus on ways of making driving safer.
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[Arts-Council]

The next time you plan a trip you might want to consider playing tourist in your own backyard.
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[VO-NAT :15]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
That's the suggestion from the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge and the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau.

The two are joining forces to boost awareness of the importance of tourism and support of local arts and cultural attractions.
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[SOT 06:51 - 07:10]
[IN Q=I think one this is we have...]
((SUSAN JENNINGS/ARTS COUNCIL OF THE BLUE RIDGE: I THINK ONE THING IS WE HAVE ALL THE AMENITIES OF A VERY BIG CITY, MUSEUMS, OPERA, THEATER BUT WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE HASSLES OF GETTING TO THOSE EVENTS SO WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE AS MUCH AS WE DO. ))
[SUPER=01-Susan Jennings/Arts Council of the Blue Ridge;]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=we're really blessed to have as much as we do.]
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[VO-NAT :12]
The campaign will include a new marketing program made up of colorful posters and postcards.
Blue Ridge May Days draws attention to events that will be taking place during the month of May.
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SPORTS TEASE]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[ENG#=V10]
Coming up tonight on News 7 sports - coaching moves and recruiting news are making news along with the trio from UVa.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus, the Cosmopolitan Club hands out some serious cash today to two lucky scholarship recipients.
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[S-Cavs]

In case you missed it at the top of the newscast - three UVa football players have been arrested - and one of those is quarterback Marques Hagans.
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[VO-NAT]
Police responded to a disturbance last night at the Faulkner Residence Hall shortly after 1am and charged Hagans and his sophomore teammate Brandon Lee with disorderly conduct.
The two were held in the Charlottesville- Albemarle regional jail before being released on $25 hundred dollar bonds.
The same applies for Kenneth Tynes who was charged with vandalism after police say he threw a chair through a window at the dorm.
Hagans finished up spring practice as UVa's starting quarterback.
He is without a doubt the Cavs most versatile player - making his mark as a receiver, a return man and quarterback.
No word as of yet on how coach Al Groh or the athletic department will deal with the arrests.
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[talent=mike]
[graphic=hold uva]
Police say the three were part of a large gathering that materialized after a student was shot this morning.
UVa Police Sergeant Melissa Fielding says police were attempting to clear out the crowd when the three players became unruly and aggressive toward police.
She says they asked Hagans, Lee and Tynes to leave and they refused and were arrested.
All three are scheduled to appear in Albemarle General district court on next Tuesday, May 4th and 9am.

[S-Cook]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-161 15941TC]
[GRAPHIC=UVA]
[ENG#=2]
Meanwhile, this morning UVa head coach Al Groh stayed hot on the recruiting trail offering a full ride to Heritage high school star Chris Cook.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Friday Football Extra; :00]
The six-two 185 pound Cook played running back this past season for coach Chris Jones, but also made his mark on defense with 8 interceptions.
Nebraska, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame have also been after him. Cook is the cousin of UVa bound Gretna star Vic Hall.
At this time - Cook has not picked his college.
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[S-Blues]

One of Friday Football Extra storied teams, that has fallen on some hard times of late, is switching coaches.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Friday Football Extra; :00]
Billy Thomas has resigned after two years as head coach at Parry McCluer to concentrate on his new duties as assistant principal at Parry McCluer middle school.
In his two seasons in charge - the Blues were 1 and 16.
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[ANCHOR=MIKE]
[GRAPHIC=FFE]
He has been replaced by Parry McCluer grad Rad Patterson, who played on the 1983 Blues title team under Bob Williams.

[S-Hall]

The ODAC men's lacrosse semifinals faced off today. Roanoke played host to Hampden Sydney.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Tigers vs. Maroons; :00]
The Maroons would avenge an early season loss to the Tigers with a 13-5 win. Chris Keating powers through [SUPER=34-
Roanoke/13/Hampden-Sydney/5;]the Hampden-Sydney defense and scores here in the fourth quarter and Roanoke wins by eight goals.
Roanoke will meet Washington and Lee in the tournament championship Sunday in Lexington.
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[anchor=mike]
[graphic=odac]

W & L beat Lynchburg 7-5 in the other semi final today.

[S-Track]

The Cosmopolitan Club of the Roanoke Valley awarded two 1500 dollar scholarships today. Track and field participation, academics and community service are the criteria for the scholarship committee.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]

The club gathered at DJ's restaurant. The male recipient of the award was Cave Spring senior Scott Blanding. He ran in the 4 by 800 and 800 meter relay. Blanding has a 3.2 grade point average but received the award because of his extensive community service coaching kids at the YMCA. He will be attending Temple University to study film.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Scott Blanding/Male Cosmo Scholarship Winner; :00]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=......appreciate so much"]
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[VO-NAT]

The female recipient is Lord Botetourt's Megan Forbes. She has a 4.0 grade point average and ran in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles and was all state in either outdoor or indoor track the last two years. Her college choices are JMU and Bridgewater.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Megan Forbes/Female Cosmo Scholarship Winner; :00]
[SUPER=01-Randy Lower/Cosmo Track Meet Director; :12]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=......contribute to that track team there"]
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